drainage

Example Sentences

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Drainage technician Gareth had not planned to post footage on social media, but he was so thrilled by a 20-minute ride around their local woodland and mountain, he filmed it.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Drainage pipes, fiber cables and piles of sand were left blocking a lane of traffic for more than a year, while the 26-foot deep hole filled with water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Drainage problems cost Santa Anita racing days and the subsequent installation of another brand of synthetic failed to perform adequately under extreme temperatures.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Other drainage-related projects in South Park include added storm water infrastructure and the South Park Drainage and Roadway Partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation, which will be completed in 2023, SPU said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

Drainage alone will often change a bad road into a good one, while on the other hand the best road may be destroyed by the absence of good drains.

From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter